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To the Gates of Richmond: The Peninsula Campaign
by Sears, Stephen W
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- ISBN 10
- 0395701015
- ISBN 13
- 9780395701010
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New York: Ticknor & Fields, 1992. xii, 468 pages, [32] pages of plates, illustrations, maps; 23 cm. Good+. Firm binding, gently creased spine. Clean inside copy. Age toning. First paperback edition. "The Peninsula campaign of 1862 was the largest campaign of the Civil War. More men were assembled on the Virginia Peninsula for this battle for the capital of the Confederacy than for any other operation of the war. Now Stephen Sears, the award-winning author of Landscape Turned Red, provides the first complete, full-length account of the campaign ever written, a masterly narrative by one of our foremost historians. The Peninsula campaign was General George McClellan's grand scheme to advance from Yorktown up the Virginia Peninsula and destroy the Rebel army in its own capital. Though initially successful, McClellan's plans fell through at the gates of Richmond. Assuming command of the Confederate forces, Robert E. Lee split his army and proceeded to deliver a series of hammer blows against the Federals. Though the Confederates were not invariably victorious on the field, Lee's will to fight so surpassed McClellan's that in the end the Union forces were expelled from the Peninsula. Weaving together narrative, military analysis, and firsthand testimony from the diaries and letters of Union and Confederate soldiers, Stephen Sears has crafted a magisterial history. It is at once a ground-breaking study of the great Civil War engagement, an unforgettable picture of men at war, and a sobering reflection of the role of individuals on the outcome of events." - Publisher.. 1st. Paperback. Good. 8vo.
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To the Gates of Richmond charts the Peninsula Campaign of 1862, General George McClellan’s grand scheme to march up the Virginia Peninsula and take the Confederate capital. For three months McClellan battled his way toward Richmond, but then Robert E. Lee took command of the Confederate forces. In seven days, Lee drove the cautious McClellan out, thereby changing the course of the war. Intelligent and well researched, To the Gates of Richmond vividly recounts one of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War.
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- Title
- To the Gates of Richmond: The Peninsula Campaign
- Author
- Sears, Stephen W
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- 1st
- ISBN 10
- 0395701015
- ISBN 13
- 9780395701010
- Publisher
- Ticknor & Fields
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1992
- Size
- 8vo
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